Station 1

 

 

Station 1 - Foreside Station - 287 Foreside Road

Houses: Engine 1, Marine 7, Utility 5 & Trailer

 

Station 1 was orignally built in 1916 as a 2-bay fire station with funds raised by firefighters, who did the work building it.  It was remodeled in 1939 to accomodate a new pumper and then was rebuilt in 1951 and changed to a 4-bay fire station.  In 1960 it was changed to a 3-bay station.  In 1991 the members of the Foreside Fire Company gave the building to the Town of Falmouth at which time it was extensively remodeled into the 3 bay station that it is today.  In 2014 a bunk room and shower facility was added to the 2nd floor to accomodate two Southern Maine Community College live-in students who reside in the station during the school year.  In 2016 a bathroom was added to the 1st floor behind the bays.  The Foreside Fire Company still meets on the 2nd Monday of each month and has a dinner at 1830 hours followed by a monthly building, equipment, and apparatus check. Station 1 was dedicated to former Chief and longtime Foreside Fire Company member H. Theodore Vail in December 1991.